Roman Empire the Roman Civilization

Roman Empire The Roman civilization is one of the best known cultures ever to have existed, but, similar to all great empires, the Romans had been overwhelmed by invading nations wanting to rob them of their values. The coming invaders had not been less intelligent and their society had been well organized with its members respecting hierarchy.

The Germanic tribes chose to attack the Roman Empire at the point when it had weakened due to several occurrences and due to the fact that its new leaders had not been experienced enough. In spite of being well organized, the Germanic society had been incomparable to the Roman one when considering the technology that the two used. Germanic tribes had been living mostly out of hunting and growing crops or cattle.

Unlike the Romans, the Germanic leaders did not impose a strict tax on their subjects, as the latter would contribute to the well-being of the community. The Germanic kings did not express an obvious desire for having much more possessions than their subjects. The people were responsible for making sure that their leader had everything that he needed. Also, they had been accustomed to constantly making offering to their king under the form of presents which had been more or less valuable.

Because such events had been happening rather often, the giving of presents gradually began to resemble a kind of tax which the people felt compelled to give to their leaders. Romans had made the mistake of thinking that the Germanic tribes could be controlled and made subjects of the Roman Empire just as any other nation that they had previously conquered. After several clashes between Roman legions and Germanic tribes, the latter had proved to be more than just savage and unorganized communities.

There were some tribes which accepted the Romans as their allies, but they did not approve of the fact that Romans considered them subjects instead of partners. The Germanic tribes had been used to extreme violence and almost every member had had considerable experience in fighting. The tribes considered the Roman Empire to be a great source of valuable resources. This had been because Romans frequently hired Germanic people to fight for the empire and the rewards for such an act had been impressive.

After several centuries of coexisting in peace, relations between Romans and tribes had become tensed. The motive for this had been mostly because the tribes had become bigger and more advanced with their leaders wanting to conquer as much as they could without having to subject to other nations. The tribes had finally become a threat for the Roman Empire. Fights between tribes had passed over the borders with the Romans and large numbers of barbarians were crossing the border.

Romans could not resist the waves of immigrants entering the empire, nor could they control them. Tribesmen could not be educated or civilized, and, thus, they brought chaos with them. All that the Roman Emperors could do at the moment had been to break the revolts and arrange a peace treaty with the tribes.

The fall or Rome is considered to be a tragic event and most people relate to a picture of barbarians coming into a civilized environment and destroying all that cultured people had built in thousands of years. The period following the invasion of Rome is referred to as the "Dark Age," with savage people ruling over Europe.

One of the reasons for which it has that name is that the citizens of Rome had to endure hard times as they had to live together with those that they considered to be barbarians. The citizens had had the advantage of attending high education and the benefits of a civilized society. Invaders had been more devoted to family values and to the relationship between people. Romans had had a more complex society and they have had centuries of experience when concerning inter-human relationships.

By the late 5th century Roman leaders had been aware that the empire would fall into the hands of the barbaric tribes. Some influential Romans had attempted to form.